USDA improved global soybean production estimate for 2020/21 by 7%: June report
USDA experts forecast a 24.65 mln t increase in the global soybean harvest in 2020/21 to 364.07 mln t (2019/20: 339.42 mln t), the June USDA report data show.
The projection for the global soybean production in 2021/22 was reduced to 385.52 mln t (May Proj.: 385.53 mln t).
Under USDA report, global soybean exports in 2020/21 are expected at 171.31 mln t, 0.1 mln t down than analysts' forecast in May. Soybean export in 2021/22 is expected at 172.9 mln t.
World soybean ending stocks in 2020/21 are forecast at 88 mln t, 1.45 mln t up from the May estimate, in 2021/22 stocks should increase by 1.45 mln t to 92.55 mln t.
World soybean meal production is expected at 260.32 mln t 2021/22. World soybean oil production is forecast at 62.25 mln t, flat mth/mth.
The forecasted volumes of soybeans and products in key producing countries in 2021/22:
| Country | Soybeans, mln t | Soybean meal, mln t | Soybean oil, mln t |
| Argentina | 52 | 32.73 | 8.4 |
| Brazil | 144 | 36.97 | 9.18 |
| United States | 119.88 | 47.63 | 11.77 |
| China | 19 | 79.2 | 17.92 |
As of June 10, soybean planting in Ukraine is 99% completed.
